Sunday at ChoG Madison Park Anderson this morning. Cloudy outside. SonShine inside. Worship. Teaching. Holy Spirit. Four people responded at the close, asking to profess their new commitments to #FollowJesus as Lord, in baptism. #NewLife#NewBirth#TheLordsDay
On Sundays it's been life-giving to visit with people A to Z on ChoG Madison Park A-town sidewalk; then I find I'm the last to leave : ). Earlier this morning, an impromptu baptismal service took place in the church atrium, as 5 people asked to be baptized. The text: Matthew 6:33
Check out this cool story of obedient risk and widespread impact: "Church’s Crazy Idea Goes Viral, Blesses Hundreds of Teachers" - https://t.co/mnZf121xt5 #JesusIsTheSubject#News
Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Time to double down on protecting, supporting and advocating for our sisters with crisis pregnancies.
Pro-Woman (&) Pro-Child
#WholeLifeProject
Easter at ChoG Madison Park A-town this morning. Life. Hope. The Word. Terrific crowd. Anointed teaching. Souls redeemed. Jesus glorified. I mean, so blessed to see the house full, too. #ChristIsRisen#HeLives#JesusIsTheSubject
“I’m convinced that if the church is not relevant at a time of crisis, then it is not relevant in a time of peace.”
— Vasyl Ostry; pastor at Irpin’ Bible Church and professor of youth ministry at Kyiv Theological Seminary.
If we are going to boycott a song because Mary DID know, should we boycott other favorites because there WEREN’T three kings and there were NO radiant beams from his holy face and the little Lord Jesus, MUCH crying he did make?
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Or should we just go easy and enjoy the season?
We have spent the past few years debating how oppressive the U.S. is. These images of Afghans clinging to a U.S. plane and falling from the sky are a damn sobering reminder that while there are no utopias, we'd better appreciate the society we were lucky enough to be born into.